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Borrego Springs, California

Galleta Meadows Estate

Metal Jurassic Park on the side of a California highway.

Borrego Springs, California

Pegleg Smith Monument

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

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Font's Point

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

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Julian, California

Eagle and High Peak Mine

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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17 miles from Borrego Springs

Santa Ysabel, California

The JAB Canid Education and Conservation Center

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

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20 miles from Borrego Springs

Thermal, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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24 miles from Borrego Springs

Atlas Obscura Trips

Dark Skies, Desert Beasts: A Night Photography Workshop in Borrego Springs, California

May 7—May 10, 2019

Journey deep into the desert of Southern California to explore and photograph the Dark Sky Sculptural Oasis of Borrego Springs.

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